Travel-ready, affordable, and outfitted with top-level
Roland sounds,
the
V-Combo VR-09 is the ideal all-in-one solution for performing
keyboard players. Dedicated
piano, organ, and synth sound
engines—organized in three intuitive blocks on the front panel—provide
all the essential tones you need, right under your fingertips. The
powerful real-time controls give you maximum expression on stage, with
nine sliders for tone shaping and a large array of knobs and buttons for
tweaking the seven simultaneous effects and various parameters. Other
great features include an onboard looper, a drum section stocked with a
library of rhythms for practice and jamming, and more. With its
versatile sound selection, inspiring operation, and smart user
interface, the V-Combo VR-09 is a dream come true for gigging musicians.
Main Features
- Professional keyboard with instant-access operation for performing musicians
- Light and mobile; battery or AC power
- Pro-quality acoustic and electric pianos, including grand piano with 88-note stereo multi-sampling
- SuperNATURAL-powered Virtual Tone Wheel organ with nine harmonic bars, plus newly developed transistor-type ‘60s organ tone
- Wide range of synth tones, from vintage classics to modern essentials
- Seven simultaneous effects with dedicated real-time controls
- Looper and built-in rhythm patterns; WAV/MP3/SMF song playback via optional USB memory
- Free VR-09 Editor app available for iPad
The
V-Combo VR-09 was designed from the ground up with the needs of
live players in mind. An intuitive front-panel layout and clear LCD
screen offers quick access to
Roland’s top piano, organ, and synth sound
engines, along with plenty of real-time controls for expressive tone
manipulation. Seven simultaneous effects include rotary,
delay, reverb, tone, overdrive, compressor, and customizable MFX, with dedicated knobs
that tweak multiple parameters with a single twist for powerful sound
shaping with minimal effort. The smart interface makes it simple to set
up splits and layers on the fly, and to save all your keyboard settings
in user memory locations for instant recall on stage.
Pro Acoustic and Electric Pianos
Piano is a cornerstone sound for live playing, and the V-Combo VR-09
is filled with a wide selection for covering all musical styles. The
gorgeous acoustic grand piano features 88-note stereo multi-sampling,
delivering pro-level tone that rivals
Roland’s dedicated stage pianos.
Many popular vintage
E. Piano sounds are onboard as well, along with
complimentary effects such as vintage phaser and tremolo. The
compressor—accessible via a dedicated, easy-to-reach knob—transparently
boosts the level of the piano sounds, ensuring that your playing always
cuts through when performing in loud bands.
World-Class Organs
Roland’s renowned SuperNATURAL technology powers the
V-Combo VR-09’s
classic tonewheel organs, while nine harmonic bars provide authentic
real-time performance control. A newly developed transistor-type organ
is also included, offering the unique sound of combo instruments from
the 1960s. The 61-note keyboard has an extremely fast response, perfect
for essential organ techniques such as trill, sputter, glissando, and
percussive hits. Rotary
speaker and amp simulators reproduce the
characteristics of vintage organ speaker cabinets and overdriven tube
circuits with astounding realism, while a new “Twin Rotary” option
delivers a deep, aggressive effect never before heard.
Vintage and Modern Synth Tones
The
V-Combo VR-09 is packed with a ton of ready-to-play synthesizer
sounds, from vintage analog classics like JUNO strings and ‘80s synth
brass to textured, modern-era digital tones and beyond. Front-panel
controllers allow you to tweak the synth tones intuitively in real time,
including convenient ADR and cutoff/resonance adjustment with the
harmonic bars in the ORGAN block. Onboard effects like “Bit Crash”
provide the ability to create modern synth voices for current dance
music, including dubstep.
VR-09 Editor for iPad
The free
VR-09 Editor app for iPad gives you powerful, intuitive
control of the organ and synth sound engines via your tablet’s
full-color touchscreen interface. Quickly edit organ sounds and
customize vintage tonewheel characteristics such as leakage, click
noise, and rotary speed, and easily access synth sounds to build custom
tones and layers. After tweaking sounds at home, you can take your iPad
to the gig and use the app for extra real-time control on stage.
Convenient, cable-free communication between the V-Combo VR-09 and iPad
is simple to set up with
Roland Wireless Connect. Alternately, you can
link up with a USB cable via Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit.
